Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 752-757 , September 2009

Elevated proximal tibial strains following unicompartmental knee replacement—A possible cause of pain

  • D.J. Simpson

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK. Tel.: +44 1865 227679; fax: +44 1865 227671.
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  • A.J. Price

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
    • Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
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  • A. Gulati

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
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  • D.W. Murray

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
    • Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK
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  • H.S. Gill

      Affiliations

    • Nuffield Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7LD, UK

Received 29 September 2008 ,Revised 23 January 2009 ,Accepted 10 February 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.medengphy.2009.02.004

Medical Engineering & Physics
Volume 31, Issue 7 , Pages 752-757 , September 2009

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